Why is my battery draining on my GMC Yukon?
Why is my battery draining on my GMC Yukon?
Something is triggering the alarm thus draining your battery, not the other way around. If your battery went low enough voltage, the brain of your alarm wouldn’t even function. check all the interior lights and make sure they go off when they should (glove box and visors included). A Tech2 would tell you if all the switches were working properly.
How to find the cause of parasitic battery drain?
Luckily, you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself. Start by connecting a digital multimeter to the negative battery terminal of your vehicle. Then, remove the fuses one at a time while watching for changes in the multimeter’s reading.
When did my Tahoe battery start to drain?
Discussion in ‘ Audio & Electronics ‘ started by MeanGreen03, Sep 27, 2010 . I’ve been having some issues with my battery draining if I let my Tahoe sit for a week or so. I realized it was happening when my alarm kept going off and nothing was setting it off.
What’s the parasitic drain on a Chevy Tahoe?
This comes out to a total of 0.069A draw with the largest coming from the IPC/DIC. I’ve read that less than 0.035A is normal. After putting all of my fuses back in I left the probes from the DMM connected to see what would happen after a period of time.
Something is triggering the alarm thus draining your battery, not the other way around. If your battery went low enough voltage, the brain of your alarm wouldn’t even function. check all the interior lights and make sure they go off when they should (glove box and visors included). A Tech2 would tell you if all the switches were working properly.
Luckily, you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself. Start by connecting a digital multimeter to the negative battery terminal of your vehicle. Then, remove the fuses one at a time while watching for changes in the multimeter’s reading.
This comes out to a total of 0.069A draw with the largest coming from the IPC/DIC. I’ve read that less than 0.035A is normal. After putting all of my fuses back in I left the probes from the DMM connected to see what would happen after a period of time.
How to find out if your car battery is parasitic?
How to Find a Parasitic Battery Drain. When your car battery goes dead overnight, usually either the battery is at the end of its life span, or you left something on, such as a light.
How to drain a battery on a GMC Truck?
With key off, unhook your positive battery terminal. Put one multimeter lead on the battery terminal and the other on the positive cable. You’re basically making the multimeter part of the circuit. Set the meter to read amps. Now, since its being drained I assume you’ll see some kind of amperage draw.
How does the battery drain on a Chevy Tahoe?
Install the ammeter between the battery and the battery cable. A jumper wire needs to be connected in parallel to the ammeter to reconnect the battery at the same time the meter remains installed. Both the ammeter and a jumper wire are connecting the battery cable to the battery at this time. This allows the vehicle to power down (go to sleep). 3.
With key off, unhook your positive battery terminal. Put one multimeter lead on the battery terminal and the other on the positive cable. You’re basically making the multimeter part of the circuit. Set the meter to read amps. Now, since its being drained I assume you’ll see some kind of amperage draw.
